Key vocabulary words with IPA pronunciation, definitions, example sentences, and interactive quizzes.
Phrases with type tags, bilingual definitions, usage notes, and example sentences.
To keep someone in a state of uncertainty or suspense.
In a state of extreme excitement, nervousness, or tension (often 'on the edge of one's seat').
To be trapped in a particular situation or habit and unable to change it.
To have something as the main subject or focus.
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
A person portrayed in a novel, play, or movie.
Exciting events, such as car chases or fights, that are characteristic of a particular type of film.
The quality of being intense, complex, or profound in thought or character.